A new world record that will be very hard to beat

IT’S going to be a hard one to beat — in more ways than one.

A Kerry village unveiled what it claims to be the world’s biggest bodhrán last night to mark the start of the first World Bodhrán Championships.

The instrument, which was unveiled in Milltown, measures one-a-half metres in diameter and is made of 100% authentic red deer stag hide. It’s over twice the size of an average bodhrán.